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Meet the team

Our people are our greatest asset, and we are committed to recruiting and retaining top talent with broad skillsets and experience at all levels to provide exceptional service to our clients.

Justine brings over 20 years of experience in resource management planning to her role. After serving as the Senior Regulatory Planner at the Selwyn District Council, she joined Planit in 2001 and was appointed as a Director in 2008. Justine specializes in policy and plan development, and in recent years, she has primarily focused on leading the Selwyn District Plan Review.

Justine Ashley

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Matt Bonis

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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With over 35 years of experience, Dean Chrystal is a highly respected consultant at Planz Consultants, where his expertise in business transformation, financial management, and operational efficiency allows him to deliver tailored, high-impact solutions and valuable insights to clients.

Dean Chrystal

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Jonathan has over 20 years of experience as a planner in both New Zealand and the UK. He has worked extensively in plan preparation and policy development, and has considerable experience in preparing resource consent applications and providing evidence at Council and Environment Court hearings.

Jonathan Clease

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner, Urban Designer & Consultant Planner
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Sam has over 18 years of experience as a planner, including nine years as a consultant primarily in the urban sector and an additional seven years in the rural and dairy sectors.

Sam Flewellen

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Tim Joll

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Susannah Tait

  • Partner, Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Carmen Taylor

  • Partner & Consultant Planner
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Kerry Andrews

  • Consultant Planner
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Kate Bayer

  • Office Manager
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Helen Bealey

  • Consultant Planner
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Amy Beran (Ngāi Tūāhuriri)

  • Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Catherine has over 13 years of broad-ranging planning experience in both local government and private consultancies, encompassing project initiation to completion, site selection evaluations, project scoping appraisals, resource consent applications, notices of requirement, plan changes, policy development, and presenting planning evidence at Council hearings.

Catherine Boulton

  • Consultant Planner
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Cassino Doyle (Whakatōhea)

  • Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Michael Durand

  • Hearing Commissioner & Consultant Planner
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Marissa joined Planz in January 2023 after earning her Master’s in Planning from Otago University, where she gained expertise in resource management, transportation policies, impact assessments, and planning practices and principles.

Marissa Kelderman

  • Consultant Planner
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Matthew Klomp

Matthew Klomp

  • Consultant Planner
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Emma Miller

  • Consultant Planner
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Hannah Mollison

  • Consultant Planner
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Lisa Steele

  • Consultant Planner
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Terri Winder

  • Urban Designer & Consultant Planner
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